Housing in BL2 6RL
What the homes in BL2 6RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsworth & Bradley Fold
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
BL2 6RLBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (46.8%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 6RL area is well above that, at 88.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.3% own outright and 42% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.6%. 24.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bury
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bury, August 2026, +0.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL2 6RL sits in (Ainsworth & Bradley Fold): about 1,424 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.